Puccini Takes The Fight To Kitai
Level 29
: 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Mario Puccini has read Davidi Kitai perfectly to win a pot with jack high. Kitai was in the big blind with and he lead out with a 275,000 bet on a flop. Puccini made the call with and the dealer put out the turn.
Kitai fired again, testing the waters with a 550,000 bet and Puccini called once again. Kitai checked the arrival of the river but Puccini pounced and bet 875,000 into the 2,580,000 pot. Kitai, who has not put a foot wrong on this final table, tanked for over a minute before finally folding his hand.
As Kitai folded Puccini showed him a jack and received a smile in repsonse.